Newscast for January 3, 2012

KBIA | By Scarlett Robertson

Published January 3, 2012 at 5:26 PM CST

Regional news from the KBIA newsroom including:

Columbia plans to spend $45 thousand on an outside review of its police department
Missouri lawmakers will be trying to plug a roughly $500 million gap in next year's budget when they convene their 2012 session on Wednesday
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the annual number of traffic deaths in the state continues to decline
A handful of Missouri colleges and universities are playing a key role in a global effort to assess educational outcomes of students across international boundaries

Scarlett Robertson

Scarlett Robertson joined KBIA as a producer in February 2011. She studied psychology at Lake Forest College and holds a masters degree in journalism from Syracuse University. Scarlett began her professional career in psychology, jumped to magazines and then came to her senses and shifted to public radio. She has contributed to NPR member stations WAER in Syracuse, KUT in Austin and Chicago’s WBEZ.

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